Is Turkey and Cheddar Sub Sandwich Alpha-Gal Friendly?

No. This product is not Alpha-Gal friendly as it lists 9 ingredients that do not comply and 9 ingredients that may not comply.

Why it's not alpha-gal friendly

  • cheese culture
  • milkfat
  • whey protein concentrate
  • milk protein concentrate
  • carrageenan
  • cheddar pasteurized prepared cheese product
  • milk
  • whey
  • riboflavin
  • 2% of calcium phosphate
  • gelatin
  • natural flavor
  • +5 more

cheese culture

Dietitian note

Cheese is typically derived from milk (dairy) and thus contains alpha-gal.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

milkfat
whey protein concentrate
milk protein concentrate

+13 more in the app

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Ingredients

PURIFIED DRINKING WATER; SUB BUN (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, GUAR GUM, SALT, METHYLCELLULOSE, ASCORBIC ACID, WHEAT GLUTEN, ENZYMES, CALCIUM PROPIONATE [PRESERVATIVE]), CONTAINS WHEAT; ROLLED TORTILLA CHIPS HOT CHILI PEPPER AND LIME ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED (CORN FLOUR [PROCESSED WITH LIME], VEGETABLE OIL [PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL], SEASONING [SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOYBEAN OIL, CHILI PEPPER (CHILE), DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, TBHQ (PRESERVATIVE)]), CONTAINS: SOY, MADE IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES EGG, MILK, PEANUT, WHEAT; OVEN ROASTED TURKEY BREAST - CURED - SMOKE FLAVOR ADDED - BROWNED WITH CARAMEL COLOR (TURKEY BREAST, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR); CHEDDAR PASTEURIZED PREPARED CHEESE PRODUCT (MILK, WATER, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, CHEESE CULTURE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR], WITH SUNFLOWER LECITHIN ADDED FOR SLICE SEPARATION), CONTAINS: MILK; LIGHT MAYONNAISE DRESSING (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH*, EGG YOLKS, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, EGGS, NATURAL FLAVOR, MUSTARD FLOUR, POTASSIUM SORBATE* AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [AS PRESERVATIVES], PHOSPHORIC ACID*, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA* *INGREDIENT NOT NORMALLY FOUND IN MAYONNAISE), CONTAINS: EGG; GUMMY CLUSTERS (CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, GELATIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MALIC ACID [DL-MALIC ACID], CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GUM ARABIC, CARNAUBA WAX, COLOR ADDED, RED 40, YELLOW 5, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6, CARMINE COLOR, BLUE 1, BLUE 1 LAKE, WATERMELON JUICE CONCENTRATE), MANUFACTURED IN A FACILITY THAT ALSO PROCESSES MILK, EGG, TREE NUTS, PEANUT, WHEAT, SOY; TROPICAL PUNCH ARTIFICIAL FLAVORED SOFT DRINK MIX (SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM AND SUCRALOSE [SWEETENERS], RED 40, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID [VITAMIN C], ARTIFICIAL COLOR, BLUE 1, BHA [PRESERVES FRESHNESS])

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What is a Alpha-Gal Friendly diet?

An Alpha-Gal diet eliminates mammalian meat and products containing mammalian-derived ingredients to prevent allergic reactions in people with alpha-gal syndrome. This includes beef, pork, lamb, dairy products, gelatin, and certain medications derived from mammals. The condition involves a specific sugar molecule found in most mammals, often triggered after a tick bite. People may experience delayed allergic reactions 3-6 hours after consuming trigger foods. The diet focuses on safe alternatives like poultry, fish, and plant-based proteins. When followed carefully, often with guidance from an allergist or dietitian, it can prevent serious reactions while maintaining adequate nutrition.

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